Insane Clown Posse vs. the FBI

In October 2011, the Federal Bureau of Investigation declared that Juggalos—devoted fans of the rap duo Insane Clown Posse—are members of a violent street gang.

Not surprisingly, no one in the Insane Clown Posse’s camp wanted to tell the guys in the band. That’s the kind of bad news that the crew at Psychopathic Records, the ICP’s label, were sure would make for a really bad day.

Before the FBI report, several states had already declared the Juggalos to be gang members, but that was small shit compared to the heft of the Feds’ announcement. Now, the FBI was issuing its biannual report on national gang activity and declaring that the Juggalos were right up there with the Crips and the Bloods when it came to wreaking havoc on the streets of America.

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Steve Miller is an investigative reporter with over two decades of experience in daily newspaper, Web and magazine reporting and writing. Miller has done time as a court and cops beat reporter at the Dallas Morning News and as a national reporter for the Washington Times, and as a correspondent for national publications including People magazine, High Times, Boston Magazine, Miami New Times, Houston Press, The Daily Beast and U.S. News and World Report. In 2012, he was an Edgar award finalist for his book, Girl, Wanted: The Chase for Sarah Pender. He is a recipient of the digital investigative award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Miller was also the former vocalist in the Midwest punk rock outfit the Fix in 1980-81.
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